http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com because freedom isn't free Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:14:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Congratulations to Steve Schmidt on his recent appointment. A consummate professional and brilliant strategist, Steve is admired and respected across the political spectrum and within the McCain team. We're all proud and eager to be at his service. Like the surge in Iraq and the rescue raid in Colombia, ... http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/07/03/a-necessary-shake-up/ John McCain is back! After a reshuffling of his campaign staff, McCain was on the ground in Colombia overseeing the 4 billion dollars a year we spend down there. What a joy witnessing the Betancourts on hands and knees thanking God and country for that dramatic rescue. Ingrid ... http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/07/03/mccain-is-back/ It's come to my attention that some people have confused our work here at the Harding Institute with that of Michael Eisenstadt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Michael's a terrific guy and a distinguished expert in the field of Middle Eastern security affairs. So out ... http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/06/17/whats-in-a-name/ Loyal readers know that we've taken umbrage with NBC in the past, but when I heard the news today about the passing of Lil' Russ, I was deeply saddened. Tim was a tower in the Washington journalism/political scene, and with his invigoration of "Meet the Press" in 1991, ... http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/06/13/tim-russert-well-miss-you/ Do I think that the US and Israel will attack Iran before George Bush leaves office? Yes. Iran has become a thorn in too many sides. It meddles in the affairs of other countries. It is the only country bold enough to use the Holocaust ... http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/06/11/waiting-on-iran/ It has come to my attention that a golf blogger who moonlights as a shill for identity politics has been calling us names and challenging our right to speak freely. My assistant Jimmy thought I would be upset upon hearing this news. But I explained to him that ... http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/06/11/rebuttal-to-the-internet-police/ Been meaning to blog from the AIPAC conference but most of what I wanted to articulate I've decided to self censor for security reasons. To the lady with purple hair who spent more time at the buffet than the caterers, Passover is the unleavened bread holiday, not ... http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/06/05/profiling-works/ Nice to see things are finally coming together in Iraq. Anybody who has spent time in the Middle East knows that the virtue most widely accredited to the Persians is patience. Things sometimes take 100 years. Something blowhards raised on fast food and narcissism will never understand. http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/06/05/patience/ I warned you in my last post that Denny joining that tranny friendly lobbying firm would remind people of his past involvement with Mark Foley. And lo and behold I was right. Let Dennis deny that we grappled on his office floor after a late night appropriations vote, ... http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/05/31/boycott-nbc-and-its-tranny-sympathizers/ I was one of Dennis' first friends here in Washington. One of the few who could talk in detail with him about high school wrestling over the occasional mid-morning drink (I grappled JV back in high school). From what I hear, he was one of the most hands-on ... http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/05/30/shame-on-dennis-hastert/